Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2019
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
93
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2019
1
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Virginia Cavaliers
19,630,000
2
Michigan State Spartans vs Duke Blue Devils
16,200,000
3
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan State Spartans
15,840,000
4
Auburn Tigers at Virginia Cavaliers
12,967,000
5
UCF Knights vs Duke Blue Devils
12,880,000
6
Purdue Boilermakers at Virginia Cavaliers
10,490,000
7
Auburn Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats
10,490,000
8
Virginia Tech Hokies vs Duke Blue Devils
10,070,000
9
Wofford Terriers at Kentucky Wildcats
8,960,000
10
Florida Gators at Michigan Wolverines
8,880,000
11
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Gonzaga Bulldogs
7,720,000
12
Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers
6,560,000
13
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans
6,490,000
14
Florida State Seminoles at Gonzaga Bulldogs
6,480,000
15
North Dakota State Bison vs Duke Blue Devils
6,220,000
16
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan Wolverines
6,110,000
17
LSU Tigers at Michigan State Spartans
5,790,000
18
Auburn Tigers vs North Carolina Tar Heels
5,620,000
19
Maryland Terrapins at LSU Tigers
5,280,000
20
Purdue Boilermakers at Tennessee Volunteers
4,880,000
21
Auburn Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks
4,620,000
22
Seton Hall Pirates at Wofford Terriers
3,960,000
23
Abilene Christian Wildcats at Kentucky Wildcats
3,760,000
24
Ohio State Buckeyes at Houston Cougars
3,570,000
25
Oregon Ducks at Virginia Cavaliers
3,560,000
26
Houston Cougars at Kentucky Wildcats
3,410,000
27
UCF Knights at VCU Rams - Ucf vs Vcu
3,360,000
28
CBB Volunteers–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Tennessee
3,010,000
29
Iona Gaels at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,000,000
30
CBB Blue Devils–Orange - Duke vs Syracuse
2,980,000
31
CBB Spartans–Wolverines - Michigan vs Michigan State
2,880,000
32
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats - Kansas vs Kentucky
2,780,000
33
CBB Wildcats–Volunteers - Kentucky vs Tennessee
2,760,000
34
Oregon Ducks at Wisconsin Badgers
2,750,000
35
Liberty Flames at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,750,000
36
UC Irvine Anteaters at Oregon Ducks
2,700,000
37
CBB Cyclones–Jayhawks - Iowa State vs Kansas
2,520,000
38
Baylor Bears at Gonzaga Bulldogs
2,510,000
39
CBB Jayhawks–Blue Devils - Duke vs Kansas
2,420,000
40
Murray State Racers at Marquette Golden Eagles
2,410,000
41
CBB Blue Devils–Seminoles - Duke vs Florida State
2,280,000
42
Murray State Racers at Florida State Seminoles
2,270,000
43
Villanova Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
2,270,000
44
CBB Spartans–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Michigan State
2,270,000
45
CBB Buckeyes–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Ohio State
2,270,000
46
CBB Orange–Blue Devils - Duke vs Syracuse
2,120,000
47
Baylor Bears at Syracuse Orange
2,010,000
48
CBB Ducks–Huskies - Oregon vs Washington
1,990,000
49
CBB Wolfpack–Blue Devils - Duke vs Nc State
1,860,000
50
Oklahoma Sooners at Virginia Cavaliers
1,860,000
51
CBB Wolverines–Terrapins - Maryland vs Michigan
1,840,000
52
CBB Ducks–Wolverines - Michigan vs Oregon
1,830,000
53
CBB Seminoles–Tar Heels - Florida State vs North Carolina
1,800,000
54
Washington Huskies at Utah State Aggies
1,780,000
55
CBB Hoosiers–Spartans - Indiana vs Michigan State
1,770,000
56
CBB Buckeyes–Spartans - Michigan State vs Ohio State
1,730,000
57
Buffalo Bulls at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1,700,000
58
CBB Tar Heels–Tigers - Clemson vs North Carolina
1,690,000
59
CBB Spartans–Boilermakers - Michigan State vs Purdue
1,680,000
60
CBB Wildcats–Gators - Florida vs Kentucky
1,680,000
61
CBB Blue Devils–Hokies - Duke vs Virginia Tech
1,670,000
62
CBB Wolverines–Cardinals - Louisville vs Michigan
1,660,000
63
CBB Tar Heels–Cardinals - Louisville vs North Carolina
1,610,000
64
CBB Blue Devils–Spartans - Duke vs Michigan State
1,590,000
65
CBB Volunteers–Tigers - Lsu vs Tennessee
1,450,000
66
CBB Demon Deacons–Blue Devils - Duke vs Wake Forest
1,380,000
67
CBB Red Storm–Blue Devils - Duke vs St Johns
1,350,000
68
CBB Aztecs–Aggies - San Diego State vs Utah State
1,320,000
69
CBB Wildcats–Rebels - Kentucky vs Ole Miss
1,280,000
70
CBB Billikens–Bonnies - Saint Louis vs St Bonaventure
1,280,000
71
CBB Blue Devils–Fighting Irish - Duke vs Notre Dame
1,250,000
72
CBB Bruins–Tar Heels - North Carolina vs UCLA
1,200,000
73
CBB Bearcats–Cougars - Cincinnati vs Houston
1,190,000
74
CBB Yellow Jackets–Wildcats - Georgia Tech vs Kentucky
1,150,000
75
Northeastern Huskies at Kansas Jayhawks
1,140,000
76
CBB Pirates–Wildcats - Seton Hall vs Villanova
1,130,000
77
CBB Red Raiders–Jayhawks - Kansas vs Texas Tech
1,120,000
78
CBB Spartans–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Michigan State
1,120,000
79
CBB Terrapins–Wolverines - Maryland vs Michigan
1,090,000
80
CBB Eagles–Blue Devils - Boston College vs Duke
1,020,000
81
CBB Jayhawks–Longhorns - Kansas vs Texas
914,000
82
CBB Wildcats–Commodores - Kentucky vs Vanderbilt
909,000
83
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats - Kansas vs Kansas State
843,000
84
CBB Orange–Hoyas - Georgetown vs Syracuse
778,000
85
CBB Cowboys–Longhorns - Oklahoma State vs Texas
771,000
86
CBB Cardinals–Hokies - Louisville vs Virginia Tech
749,000
87
CBB Hoyas–Red Storm - Georgetown vs St Johns
745,000
88
CBB Spartans–Hawkeyes - Iowa vs Michigan State
683,000
89
CBB Longhorns–Horned Frogs - Tcu vs Texas
674,000
90
CBB Bruins–Fighting Irish - Notre Dame vs UCLA
632,000
91
CBB Golden Eagles–Friars - Marquette vs Providence
558,000
92
CBB Mountaineers–Red Raiders - Texas Tech vs West Virginia
557,000
93
CBB Hawkeyes–Scarlet Knights - Iowa vs Rutgers
439,000
93 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 01:07 UTC